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Paternal origin of new mutations in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis.
Nature - 8 Feb 1990
Jadayel D, Fain P, Upadhyaya M, Ponder M A, Huson S M, Carey J, Fryer A, Mathew C G, Barker D F, Ponder B A
Abstract excerpt
Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF-1) is a common autosomal dominant disorder. The estimated new mutation rate (1 x 10(-4] is one of the highest for a human disorder. Here we report that in 12 of 14 families we have analysed, the new mutation is of paternal origin. This result is similar to that recently obtained for retinoblastoma. In other genetic disorders that show a bias towards paternal origin of new...
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